I personally delete anything that comes in completely capitals - it's too hard to read and they're obviously too stupid/lazy to turn the caps off...
Oh, and it's an old sceme thingy, they come in regularly and we just delete them Philip Arnold Technical Director Certified ColdFusion Developer ASP Multimedia Limited T: +44 (0)20 8680 1133 F: +44 (0)20 8686 7911 An ISO9001 registered company. ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. ********************************************************************** > -----Original Message----- > From: LANCASTER, STEVEN M. (JSC-OL) (BAR) > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 26 March 2002 14:29 > To: CF-Community > Subject: Anybody seen this before.. (BIG SCAM) > > > I got this in an email I use for my side business that I have > a license > for.. This has to be a scam.. > > DR. CLEMENT EMEH > ACCOUNTS DEPT,NNPC > FAX: 234-1-7590994 > DEAR SIR LAGOS NIGERIA > > URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL > > > IT IS WITH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE THAT I WRITE THIS > URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU. I AM A SENIOR > ACCOUNTENT > WITH THE NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLUEM CORPORATION > (NNPC). I HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED BY TWO OF MY COLLEAGUES > TO SEEK FOR A TRUSTWORTHY FOREIGN PARTNER WHO WILL > ASSIST US IN THE TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF > U.S.$30,000,000.00(THIRTY MILLION U.S. DOLLARS) ONLY > INTO A SAFE FOREIGN ACCOUNT PENDING OUR ARRIVAL IN > YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING AND UTILISATION OF THE FUND > WITH THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT. > > ON THE 23rd OF JANUARY 1997 OUR CORPORATION THE > NIGERIAN NATIONL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC), AWARDED > A CONTRACT OF US$150M (ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION > UNITRD STATES DOLLARS) ONLY, TO A FOREIGN FIRM FOR THE > SUPPLY OF SOME EQUIPMENT AT THE KADUNA REFINERY. > > THE ACTUAL CONTRACT VALUE WAS US$120 MILLION (ONE > HUNDRED AND TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) > ONLY. BUT I AND MY COLLEAGUES BEING MEMBERS OF THE > CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE OVER-INFLATED THE CONTRACT > TO THE TUNE OF US$150M (ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION > UNITED STATES DOLLARS) ONLY, WITH THE INTENTION OF > SHARING THE REMAINING BALANCE OF US$30M (THIRTY > MILLION U.S.DOLLARS) ONLY AMONG OURSELVES. > > THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED AND THE > ACTUAL CONTRACTORS HAD BEEN PAID THEIR US$120M (ONE > HUNDRED AND TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) > ONLY, IN FULL LEAVING A BALANCE OF US$30M WHICH WE NOW > WANT TO TRANFER OUT OF THE COUNTRY IN OUR FAVOUR FOR > DISBURSEMENT AMONG OURSELVES. > > MEANWHILE I AND MY COLLEAGUES HAVE AGREED THAT IF > YOU/YOUR COMPANY CAN ACT AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS > FIND (US$30M), YOU WILL RETAIN 30% OF THE TOTAL FUND, > FOR THE ASSISTANCE RENDERED, WHILE WE WOULD RETAIN 60% > OF THE TOTAL AN THE BALANCE OF 10% OF THE TOTAL FUND > WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR THE OFFSETTING OF ALL EXPENSES > THAT MIGHT BE INCURRED BY BOTH PARTIES DURING THE FUND > TRANSFER PROCESS. > > WE ARE REQUESTING YOU TO CO-OPERATE WITH US AND > PROVIDE A CONVENIENT ACCOUNT NUMBER IN A DESIGNATED > BANK WHERE THIS FUND CAN BE SAFELY TRANSFERRED. WE > INTEND TO COME OVER THERE ON THE COMPLETION OF THE > FUND TRANSFER TO SECURE OUR OWN SHARE OF THE FUND. > > PLEASE, NOTE THAT WE HAVE BEEN CAREFUL AND HAVE WORKED > OUT ALL THE MODALITIES FOR A SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THE > FUND TO YOUR CHOSEN DESIGNATED ACCOUNT BEFORE > CONTACTING YOU. WE WOULD THEREFORE NOT WANT YOU TO > EXPOSE THIS PROPOSAL TO ANYBODY FOR THE PURPOSE OF > SECURITY AND ITS CONFIDENTIAL NATURE. > > PLEASE BE REAL ASSURED THAT THIS TRANSCTION IS 100% > RISK FREE. IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, > PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH THE ABOVE STATED TEL/FAX > NUMBER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE TRANSACTION. > > NOTE THAT THE PARTICULAR NATURE OF YOUR COMPANYS > BUSINESS IS IRRELEVANT TO THIS TRANSACTION. PLEASE > YOUR FAVOURABLE REPLY IS URGENT NEEDED. > > THIS INFORMATION IS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT. > > BEST REGARDS, > > > DR. CLEMENT EMEH, > > > > Steven Lancaster > Barrios Technology > NASA/JSC > 281-244-2444 (voice) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
